Ira T. Weiss - Resume
IRA T. WEISS
31 West Pine Road
Staatsburg, New York 12580
(845)773-9270
ira.weiss@freelancecopy.biz
Proven Ability to Analyze, Plan and Implement Marketing Strategies.
Excellent Personal/People Skills – Easy to Work With.
Team Player Works Independently or Concurrently with Team In Mind.
Solid Research and Interviewing Skills.
Computer Proficiency in a Variety of Software Packages.
Superior Ability to Achieve Immediate and Long-term Goals.
Ability to Execute Simultaneous Projects.
Professional Freelance Copywriter & President - Freelancecopy.biz, Inc.
2002-present
Conceptualized and produced marketing collateral materials including sales letters, brochures, web content, blogs and more. Established long term customer relationships. Established and implemented marketing campaigns which increased sales over consecutive years. Branding, SEO/SEM, Public Relations, Newsletters, Articles, Direct Response, Direct Mail Concepts, Online and Print.
News Reporter & Journalist - Taconic Press
2002-2003
Researched and wrote articles for The Voice Ledger and Hyde Park Townsman. Article ideas were generated as well as assigned. Research included interviews by phone and in person, observation of events and studying written materials. Photographed subjects to accompany articles as needed. Covered politics, environmental issues and various feature and hard news articles. Assisted in pagination.
Technical Writer/Help Desk Analyst-2nd level support, MS Office 2000 - IBM Global Services
1999-2002
Technical Writing-Assisted in creating and editing documents to be used by other analysts to provide support to clients. Assisted customers, Campbell’s Soup Co. and NStar Energy, with computer setup on desktops, laptops, and mainframes. System diagnostics for hardware and software. Analyzed problems and implemented solutions for operating systems, applications, ID/password issues and network connectivity. Coded tickets for third level support.
Education:
Redding College 2004
B.A. English-Creative Writing, Journalism and Communications
S.U.N.Y. Suffolk 1988-1991
A.S. Business Administration - Marketing
S.U.N.Y Suffolk 1997-1998
Computer Science and Technology
S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook 1996-1997
Biology and Creative Writing